Bourgogne

Bourgogne is an appellation in France, covering 40,407.6 ha across 266 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

40,407.6 ha

Separate plots

158

Extent N–S × E–W

193.3 × 128.7 km

Centre

47.8827° N, 3.9993° E

Grapes

Chardonnay, César, Gamay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir

Max yield

75 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Dijon

Where it is

Nearest town

3.5 km north-east of Tonnerre

Nearest city

33 km east of Auxerre 41,516 people

To the sea

308 km

Same latitude

Puget Sound (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

100–551 m

Mean elevation

281 m

Measured over the whole outline on 3,879 elevation cells of about 416 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Burgundy (red)

Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)85%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 266

Inside Bourgogne · 14

• Bourgogne ChitrySub-zone
• Bourgogne Coulanges-la-VineuseSub-zone
• Bourgogne Côte ChalonnaiseSub-zone
• Bourgogne Côte Saint-JacquesSub-zone
• Bourgogne Côte d'OrSub-zone
• Bourgogne Côtes d'AuxerreSub-zone
• Bourgogne Côtes du CouchoisSub-zone
• Bourgogne EpineuilSub-zone
• Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de BeauneSub-zone
• Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de NuitsSub-zone
• Bourgogne La Chapelle Notre-DameSub-zone
• Bourgogne Le ChapitreSub-zone
• Bourgogne Montrecul ou Montre-Cul ou En Montre-CulSub-zone
• Bourgogne TonnerreSub-zone

Wineries · 76

• Auvigue
• Benoit Cantin
• Benoit Cantin
• Cave de Lugny
• Cave de Lugny
• Cave de Lugny
• Cave de Lugny
• Charriat
• Christophe Ferrari
• Château de Beauregard
• Château de Fuissé
• Château de Marsannay
• Château des Rontets
• Clos Des Lambrays
• Clotilde Davenne
• Colinot
• Domaine Alain Guyard
• Domaine Anne Bavard-Brooks
• Domaine Bart
• Domaine Bernard MILLOT
• Domaine Berthaut Domaine-Gerbet
• Domaine Bourdon
• Domaine Bruno Clair
• Domaine Camus Frères
• Domaine Chapelle
• Domaine Charles Audouin
• Domaine Cheveau
• Domaine Christian Clerget
• Domaine Christian Confuron
• Domaine Coillot Père et Fils
• Domaine Corsin
• Domaine Eypert
• Domaine Fougeray de Beauclair
• Domaine Gabin & Félix Richoux
• Domaine Gaillard
• Domaine Gruhier
• Domaine Guyot
• Domaine Hervé Charlopin
• Domaine Hudelot Noellat
• Domaine Huguenot Père et Fils

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)